The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-28

about three I}UC5 hS 4bH8 eaIu ' vi
as your present progressive Demo
cratic plan runs them, So we Will
take back our prope siticn We are
rot niliiDg u give sll this to the
schnor fund. Now We are still OPP
posed to property tax for educa-
tior. We think and set upcn or
own Judgment and rot upon that o.
others, and if the mugwump editors,
educational cranks, end civil service
refo7mers in the party don't like 1t
they can dislika it so far as we are
concerned. We certainly shall not
adopt any oftLeir fana'ical dogmat
ical notions, nor seek their advice, /
nor attempt 20 conc late their NUT
terlngs, nor adopt any Of their sug
gestions. We are fully aware that |
the Republican door stands wide |
open, and the burr eyed Argus can /
step in st ,ni time without sugges- |
ton let Or Intolerance from US. And
when we make up oar mlad to go in
we shall do SO without any sugges>
tons from cranks and tyranls and
lndefance Of all they nav say or DO.
We have no doubt but the edIca-
| tional, civil service, and mu4Wump
cranks in the party would De greatly
reioiced that al Old timey independ-
ent thinking Democrats would leave
| the l:arty. They could then have
! things their own way. Then they
could use the party lash to Their
hearts content. 1t used to be the
pride and glory of the Democratic
party that each memher could think
for himself and express his thoughts.
| Not so now. You must think like
the argus and papers of that stripe
or you mast not think at al, or if
you presume to disagree with tue
younglings and would be leaders of
the party, you are denounced as a
Bourbon and politely informed that
the doors Of the Republican parry are
still wide open. 1t may he that all
honest Democrats may yet have to
JOIN the Republican party to save
The State and nation from the hands
Of the fanatics, but they will be the
Judge of the time to do so without
any suggestions from the ArguS.
The Democrat speaking only for it
self don't think that title has yet
come notwithstanding the suggestion
of the ArguS. We have never asked
the advice Of that paper or any
other mug"ump pa! er upon State
or national issues nor 60 we thank
them for any. We don't care to
have much intercourse with any
paper that can not disagree with us
without attempting to insult US. But
IL really seems to haye come to pass
that every man must thluk like the
cleveland gusherS and the educa.
tiOnal cranks. and tariff thieves Or he
must be invited out OF the party and
if he refuses to 90 he must be kicked
out. Some time ago Senator Vance
was denounced and accused by these
cranks and fanatics Of misrepresent-
Ing the party because he cou d not
or would not gush and go into
spasrns over Cleveland. Carlisle
must he defeated for the speaker
ship. because lie Is not In favor OF
ahoIi> hing the internal revenue.
And we. because We are not in
favor Of contiscating the property Of
The State to educate the negf oes.
must be invited, by these cranks and
fanatics, into the Republican party
and notified that the door is wide
open for our reception. We have new
er set ourself up as party organ
nor have we ever assumed to speak
for tue party like the argus and
many Olher second and third class
papers in the State. We have never
failed to recognize the fact that an
honest conscience man COul not al
WAYS be in accorl with the sO-csIlad
doctrines Of the sO-calle1 Democrats